You guys are high on excitement right now but I'm not randomly criticizing. The end result doesn't justify every move made during the game and the Card's are going to suffer at some point when the keep it close/fall behind early approach is employed against a better team.
I realize this is pissin' on the parade and I apologize for the poor timing but I was very frustrated by Whis and Haley today. I mean, how often can the Cardinals really rely on a truly dominating and stifling performance by the defense?
The default approach of run, run 3rd and long is worrisome because at some point the offense won't be able to just flip a switch and score a TD or three when it needs it. There simply was no reason to sit on their collective hands like they did in the first half. The reason Dallas was getting pressure on the offense was the same reason most teams get pressure on the Cards offense. They run the base offense that is predictable and very unproductive. I can't be the only one who noticed that once they went back to the spread offense in the 2nd half that things started to click.
I don't think Whis is above criticism in this regard and I am by no means against him. I applaud his efforts, think he's one of the best first time coaches that I've seen, really support his overall message and at this point, he's the coach of the year if I had a vote. But, his insistance on reverting to an ineffective offense and conservative approach when there is a contrasting amount of success to compare it to from the previous week worries me.
Every game can be second-guessed.
It's called gameplanning for your opponent. It was obvious when the Cards had the lead they were going to try and run the ball to keep the Dallas offense off the field. Against BUffalo,there was no big concern with a high powered offense. Once the Cards got behind, they threw the ball.
